Given the box plot, will the mean or the median provide a better description of the center?

Question

anonymous · Answer

A. The mean, because the data distribution is symmetrical

B. The mean, because the data distribution is skewed to the left

C. The median, because the data distribution is skewed to the left

D. The median, because the data distribution is skewed to the right

campbell_st · Answer

the mean is the best estimate of the centre when outliers occur in a data set. 

If the data is closely grouped... the mean is the better statistic 

skew means the data is pushed to an end... 

which doesn't appear to be the case... 

so the data is symmetrical.. 

hope this helps